Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 - One week to go!

On Saturday 5th September 2026, the gates of Port Blacksand will open to welcome everyone to Fighting Fantasy Fest 6.

Our Guests of Honour are FF co-creator Sir Ian Livingstone and artist Karl Kopinski, who collaborated on the latest Fighting Fantasy release - Tomb of the Golden Skull.

Also in attendance will be artists Malcolm Barter, Alan Langford, Tony Hough, and Robert Ball.

Then there are the authors and editors - Geraldine Cooke, Marc Gascoigne, Jamie Thomson, Peter Darvill-Evans, and Jonathan Green.

All manner of traders are attending too, including Forbidden Planet, Arion Games, the Fighting Fantasy Collector, Qatlas Fantasy Maps, Scriptarium, Sound Realms, and Blue Giant Studios, who have produced a brand new 75mm miniature for the event.

The excitement is ramping up here in the tunnels beneath Firetop Mountain as the goblin minions pack everything that needs to be taken to the notorious City of Thieves, including event lanyards, collectible programmes, and golden dice.

If you have yet to purchase your ticket, don't leave it too late!

And don't forget, if you can't attend in person, livestream tickets are available too.

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is 44 years old today!

But there's life in the old dog yet...

Fighting Fantasy: The Audio Odyssey from Sound Realms is launching on BackerKit, live at Fighting Fantasy Fest 6. Have you got your ticket yet?

Fighting Fantasy - The Audio Odyssey

Fighting Fantasy - The Audio Odyssey, from Sound Realms, will be launching live at Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 on Saturday 5th September 2026 with The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone.

You can check out the pre-launch BackerKit page here, and watch the video trailer below...

Fighting Fantasy is coming to Sound Realms!

Ready your adventurer’s instincts and tune your ears – Fighting Fantasy is coming to Sound Realms!

The team from Sweden are reimagining the iconic gamebooks by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson as immersive audio adventures, bringing classic choices and epic quests to life in a whole new format.

Gustav Sundin and Oscar Carlquist of Sound Realms with
Sir Ian Livingstone, Marc Gascoigne and Jonathan Green
of Fighting Fanatsy at the UK Games Expo 2025.

“Sound Realms are developing new ways of storytelling, and I am really looking forward to listening to their audio adaptations of Fighting Fantasy gamebooks in this innovative new format.” – Ian Livingstone

To celebrate this exciting collaboration, there is currently a discount on the F.I.S.T. Deluxe Box, available from the Sound Realms online shop! The 20% discount is applied at checkout, and lasts for two weeks – so take thechance now if you've been eyeing it up.

This is just the beginning of an exciting new quest in Sound Realms history, so watch this space!

A Message from Steve Jackson

Steve Jackson would like to apologise for his absence at Fighting Fantasy Fest 5. It is an event he is very disappointed to have to miss.

As many of you already know, Steve suffers from Parkinson's Disease and because of this, as well as other personal reasons, he is unable to attend this year's convention.

He asked the Warlock to pass on this message to fans:

Over the years, Fighting Fantasy Fests have served well in bringing the FF community together. This year's Guest Artist of Honour is Iain McCaig, illustrator of Deathtrap Dungeon, who always puts on a brilliant show. Also Sound Realms, a Swedish company, is launching an audio visual version of F.I.S.T. - the first ever telephone game.

I wish I could be there.

Best wishes

Steve

Steve Jackson's F.I.S.T. will return at Fighting Fantasy Fest 5

The news is out! Steve Jackson's F.I.S.T., the dial-up dungeon sensation of late '80s, will return on Saturday 7 September 2024, with the official launch of the game at Fighting Fantasy Fest 5!

Just as amazing as it was back in 1988, this time F.I.S.T. will be in the digital realm. The Sound Realms team will be attending FFF5 to celebrate the launch of the new adventure and give attendees and exclusive taste. 

To access F.I.S.T. once it is released, download the Sound Realms app - available on IOS and Android - now.

The History of Steve Jackson's F.I.S.T.

With excitement building regarding the return of Steve Jackson's F.I.S.T. to audio, courtesy of Sound Realms, gaming historian Jordan Sorcery has published a YouTube video that is an in-depth take on the history of Fantasy Interactive Scenarios by Telephone, and you can watch it below.

Sounds Realms will be attending Fighting Fantasy Fest 5 in September.

 

F.I.S.T. Returns!

Steve Jackson's F.I.S.T. (Fantasy Interactive Scenarios by Telephone) is set to return in 2024! The first ever interactive phone game returns to mobile devices, with the original audio and gameplay intact, courtesy of Steve Jackson and Sound Realms. Watch the trailer below and then pre-order the game here!